Fixing Warped PP Plastics

So, last week saw the release of the 2-player Starter Box, which is chock full of plastic-y goodness.

For the 0.1% who haven't heard about the box it contains two roughly 20 point armies for Khador and Protectorate of Menoth.  Khador adds a full unit of Man-O-War Shocktroopers to their standard Battlebox, landing at an even 20 points.  

The Protectorate, however, swaps out the Revenger Light 'jack Arcnode for a second heavy with the Vanquisher.  To counter the Shocktroopers, Menoth sends a squad of Cinerators, with some equally as impressive shields.  The Protectorate side adds up to 21 points.

I was very excited to support my local store with an immediate purchase, and my local players were equally as eager to check out the contents, namely the miniature Rulebook!

When I got the models home, I tore open the plastic bags to quickly inspect the set for any missing pieces,  or anything irreparable which I would need to get replaced.  Luckily, I was in the clear.  Until...

Pink Khador in Action!

Last Thursday and Today I was able to get a few games in with the Black & Pinks.  The did well, until today.

Thursday saw two wins and a loss, but the two games tonight, well, let's just say I was reminded just how disgusting Bane Thrallls with Tartarus can be.

Here's some fun pictures among other armies in the slow grow league!

vs. Daniel's pDenny Army

vs Carl's pGoreshade Army

Same game vs pGoreshade

Ron's Strakov eats a Typhon to the FACE!

Charlie's Pigs vs Jason's Protectorate

I have a short tutorial in the works, so look for that in the days to come!

Portals Event & Slow Grow Update

Last Thursday, we had a Portals Event at the store.  We had about 15 people, so we ran 3 tables or about 5 each.  Players were randomly distributed, and the game was afoot!

Spawning on the other side of the table allows one to practice stretching exercises...

See more pictures after the break.

Temple Flameguard Test Figure

Here is my Scheme test figure in all his glory:

Menoth Test Scheme

Here's my inspiration for the scheme (Kudos to Deacis). I want to have more orange, and less red. Nonetheless, these are gorgeous and the reason I'm playing Menoth:

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Knowing how difficult it can be to do a bright color over black, I primed a Temple Flameguard Grunt and a Redeemer last night:




I also had their bases flocks at the time, so they were primed black:

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Today, I played two coats of white over the areas I want to be orange. You can barely see where the white is, but it's a necessary step. It evens out the primer undercoat which is a bit spotty and doesn't cover the best.






Next, I put down two layers of Blazing Orange. The first layer was just to get the color down - I went with the natural angle of the brush on the surface, depending on what worked. The second layer evens up the coat and removes all the brush strokes - it's painted on perpendicular to the previous layer. Since I could see the streaks of the first layer, it was pretty easy to keep the brush moving perpendicular.

The result:






I also hit the bases with a bunch of Scorched Earth (dark brown):


Tomorrow, lots of black!